How Dedicated Servers differ from Shared Hosting
As your business grows, you will inevitably come to a point where you’ll be re-evaluating the technologies that drives your business. It is now more important than ever that your website is reliable and performs when needed, especially if your business relies on its website. Performance, reliability and cost soon becomes prime considerations when […]
50Mbps Bandwidth On Colocation Packages
Great news for anyone looking for colocation in Manchester, we recently upgraded our bandwidth to provide a minimum of 50Mbps unmetered bandwidth on all our colocation packages. The increase in bandwidth will be particularly useful for anyone who has a requirement to deal with a lot of users on the network; minimising sync issues and […]
Is Your Network Ready For 2017?
How do you want to start 2017? Revitalised, ready for work and super productive? Or how you ended 2016, tired and waiting for a loading wheel? Businesses should take their time when looking at their equipment’s capabilities to manage growing trends, such as Big Data. Getting a good infrastructure can be a large investment for […]
The Cloud isn’t the problem, it’s you
Datacentreplus founder and Managing Director, Mashukul Hoque, talks about security and the Cloud: I have seen countless articles and surveys where security is cited as the biggest concern for Cloud adoption. When setting up the data centre I knew security would be an area I must prioritise for customers to feel safe when using my […]
Compromised from the inside
This isn’t a paranoia piece, this is ensuring your eyes are open to flaws in your security you may have never looked at. I would say the chance of these compromises are slim but there is evidence to suggest otherwise. Have a look at our compromised from the inside infographic.
Physical VS Virtual: Can virtual be as good as the real thing?
Virtualization and cloud hosting have become trendy ways to form business networks. As cloud and virtual servers are gaining popularity some businesses may overlook the benefits of physical systems. We don’t believe important decisions should be overlooked, and choosing a method for hosting your business and the valuable data it holds, is an important decision. […]
Work-life balance: Can the cloud help?
There has been a lot of discussion about our work-life balance recently. From a now-former boss of an advertising agency making a statement about gender diversity that caused a heated debate, to the new paternity leave policy. We aren’t going to dive into the ethics of these debates, we just want to pick on some […]
Could AI be the future of cyber security?
We came across an interesting headline that suggested AI could be the answer to the rise in hacking, particularly with the eagerly anticipated Internet of Things. Darpa (Defence Advanced Research Project Agency) has been bringing engineers together for what they called ‘Grand Challenges’. Their next challenge aims to develop software smart enough to […]
Privacy Shield is available for sign ups
We thought it would be worthwhile to bring to the attention of our customer some changes regarding data protection, in case you may be affected by it. You should be aware that The Privacy Shield is now in effect. The shield is a new framework for the transfer of data between the US and […]
What hosting package should you choose?
Choosing a hosting package can be a hard choice even if you know the differences. This infographic outlines the differences between the hosting options available in an easy to understand way. So which hosting package should you choose? Public clouds provide flexible and cheap hosting but it does so with the risk of security […]
